Not sure about this company.

There are nuances here that people are missing. This is a truck you are being assigned while at the company facility where they have the technicians and the parts to fix things. Yes, it's technically legal, but the condition you described is what one would expect to find after having been on the road for quite a while and after having had this truck assigned to you for some time. Yes, drive one or two more runs, maybe, if waiting on parts. But, the idea of hiring on and being told, "here's your truck," and you are just supposed to jump in and go without being concerned regarding the overall condition? I am sorry, but there are some dumb responses here. You and I have the sense to know that accepting that truck in its condition wasn't what an experienced driver would do. Meanwhile, experienced drivers are complaining about having a camera seeing what they are doing while working. Wow, just wow.

 

All three of the starting trucks I got were broken to some degree. I think it is expected that the shop fixes any issues. My first truck derated and had defective after treatment. When I switched to Schneider dedicated (which I have in another post here lol) there was no A/C among other things and the truck was basically exactly how it was when they fired the last driver. At my current company there was a bad fuse, bad power steering, and the mudflaps were falling off. It is expected of a new OTR driver to get the truck in working order. Some of these outfits don’t even HAVE a person to go through and get the truck ready for new drivers. They just throw in what they think you’ll need but they’ve never driven themselves. As long as they are willing to get your truck clean and legal I wouldn’t quit.

 

I guess I am pretty spoiled at Dutch Maid. The head guy (not actually an owner) is a former driver who still goes out for a couple of weeks every year. When I was assigned my first truck, it had some issues, but management knew what the issues were, got to work making sure that they were fixed, and anything that couldn't be fixed right away was put on the schedule. There was good communication between myself, management, and the shop as to what the truck needed and what the timeline was for getting everything up to proper working condition. What was never expected of me is driving the truck with anything that could even remotely be considered a safety hazard.

 

My take is, don't move it until it's legal in all required areas. Paperwork, OOS issues, safety issues. IMO, the seat is OOS as it no longer restrains the driver with the belt.
However, once it's legal and clean enough to roll, you roll and start fixing what you can on the road to correct the rest, or get time scheduled for a later but confirmed date.
Just starting a career in trucking, it's good to set the standard for what you will tolerate. And the company learns what YOU will tolerate before you even leave the yard.